/ Dictionary / Index E epilepsy: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ep•i•lep•sy Pronunciation: (ep'u-lep"sē), [key] — n. Pathol. a disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepinessor by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: epilepsy (Thesaurus) epilate epileptic Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language